Toxicology

Toxicology

A branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms, as well as the symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people.

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Latent period

Biology; Toxicology

1. Delay between exposure to a harmful substance and the manifestations of a disease or other adverse effects. 2. Period from disease initiation to disease detection.

Para-occupational exposure

Biology; Toxicology

1. Exposure of a worker's family to substances carried from the workplace to the home. 2. Exposure of visitors to substances in the workplace.

Oxidative stress

Biology; Toxicology

Adverse effects occurring when the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a system exceeds the system's ability to neutralise and eliminate them; excess ROS can damage a cell's lipids, ...

Nitrosative stress

Biology; Toxicology

Adverse effects occurring when the generation of reactive nitrogen species in a system exceeds the system's ability to neutralise and eliminate them; nitrosative stress may lead to nitrosylation ...